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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Presidio, TX · April 29, 2017

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Date
April 29, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place
Presidio, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N802GA
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,796 total1,115 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N802GARegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152103 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 29, 2017, at 1230 CDT, a Piper PA-31-350, aircraft, registration number N802GA, registered to wildman lake lodge inc, failed to lower landing gear, prior to landing at Presidio airport in Presidio, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a personal business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot and one passenger, sustained no injuries. The flight originated from junction airport (jct) in junction, TX on April 29, 2017 at 1100 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 29, 2017, AT 1230 CDT, A PIPER PA-31-350, AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N802GA, REGISTERED TO WILDMAN LAKE LODGE INC, FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR, PRIOR TO LANDING AT PRESIDIO AIRPORT IN PRESIDIO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JUNCTION AIRPORT (JCT) IN JUNCTION, TX ON APRIL 29, 2017 AT 1100 CDT.